It has taken 13 years, but now, I am able to acknowledge that I have MS. I can also acknowledge MS Awareness Week. I have been involved with the last 3 MS Walk- Wyandotte’s. My brother’s girlfriend was instrumental in getting me and some of my family and friends involved with these walks. My Mom, Sean, and I have been to numerous informational lectures offered by the MS Society. Finally, this year, I am able to do something for the MS Society and to raise awareness. It’s better late than never I suppose…
My first MS Walk 3 years ago.
This is me with my brother, Steve. I met Patti Radzik from the MS Society-Michigan Chapter at that walk. I cried with her.
I don’t have any pictures from my second MS Walk. There were A LOT more wheelchairs at this walk. I met and talked (and cried) with Cheryl Rothe that year. She also works at the MS Society – Michigan Chapter.
In past years, my school has raised money for the MS Society by having casual dress days. They would pay $1 and wear jeans opposed to wearing their uniform. They would purchase a shoe (I used to wear “Chucks” (Converse All-Stars) ALL THE TIME)! They were paper “Chucks.”
My 3rd MS Walk was last year. Cheryl asked me to speak to kick off the walk. There is video of me speaking (and crying) somewhere on YouTube or Facebook or somewhere. I have never seen it.
Click picture to see the MS Walk – Wyandotte Homepage.
This site is where I looked to get information on MS Awareness Week 2014. It is where I discovered that I’m kind of a celebrity! Me and my boy!
This past summer, my son, my brother, and his girlfriend completed the MuckFest.
About MuckFest MS
MuckFest® MS rallies you and your friends for a mucky romp through mud and obstacles in support of a world free of multiple sclerosis. The run is pure athletic hilarity on a 5K course full of mud, and featuring 15+ outrageous obstacles that will spin, swing and fling you up, down and sideways. The only cramp our muckers get is from laughing too hard.
Afterward, there’s beer (or soda), a tasty pick-me-up treat and music in the MuckFestival area. We operate on “the more, the muckier” principle, so invite your friends and family to join you in the hilarious spills and thrills. To get the most out of your MuckFest MS experience, you should start a team or join a team. When you slosh through the mud or take on one of the outrageous obstacles, you’ll want someone to laugh with and to give you a hand up. Later, you and your team can decide who had the most epic spill of the ay. We even have a specially-designed mucky playlot for the kids called Lil’ Muckers.
After the Muckfest, my son completed the Glow in the Park 5k.
What is “Glow in the Park”?
The best way to light up the night! The ultimate party fun run! But most importantly, it’s the freakin’ awesome foam-pits-fluorescent-colors-blacklights-glowing-warpaint-dance-moves night you’ll never forget!
What to expect:
- YOU will light up the night as you run a 5k – no speed needed!
- Before the race, you and your friends will each get a goody bag of glow accessories and paint to adorn yourselves to the height of glowy fashion
- Now to brave the seas of foam (industrial machines spewing foam to the beat of some hot music), the rain storm of UV glow water (volunteers will spray a rainbow of glow water as you run past), and the dust cloud of neon powder (volunteers will toss handfuls of neon goodness to make sure you are covered in color and glowing like a champ)!
- Once you have triumphantly reached the finish line you will be greeted by a celebratory dance party and a chance to show off your accumulation of glow and your fabulous dance moves.
We are now involved with the MS Society. It has taken me a while but I am glad to be at this point in accepting my disease. No matter when I walk (because I WILL walk); I will always have MS.